Uk English Meaning of shrine
shrine
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Definitions and Meaning of shrine in English
shrine (n)
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
shrine (v)
enclose in a shrine
shrine (n.)
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
Short for Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
shrine (v. t.)
To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.
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shrine
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person, enclose in a shrineA case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposite
sanctuary,Reliquary,sanctum
No antonyms found.
shrimpy => shrimpy, shrimp-fish => Prawn, shrimpfish => Leatherjacket, shrimper => shrimper, shrimp sauce => Prawn sauce,
